Gates preaches to the NHS converted

OK, we'll throw in the chairman and the comfy chair

During negotiations over a massive software licensing contract with the National Health Service (NHS), Microsoft "offered the NHS the opportunity to be addressed by (Bill) Gates," according to Computer Weekly, citing no sources.

And on December 6, the Microsoft chairman is to to "tell a select group of NHS chief executives how the software giant can help the NHS modernise its IT at an exclusive conference on 6 December arranged by the Department of Health".

And the subject of his speech? "How Microsoft will be working with the NHS to improve NHS IT."